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2026-10-22 - Select Board

Summary

Built from the draft minutes (not yet approved) and the packet listing. Rescheduled from 2026-10-20. No video had been posted by 2026-11-02.

  • Called to order 6:30 PM and adjourned 9:35 PM; Sandy Sabin joined by Zoom. Agenda and the 2026-10-06 minutes approved unanimously.
  • River of Light lantern parade special permit (December 5, 5 PM start): approved unanimously (Clapp/Hoffman).
  • A resident asked for a nonbinding universal primary care advisory article on the Town Meeting ballot. No motion was made; Roger Clapp said it was outside board purview and she will pursue a petition.
  • Reports from the Listers, Historical Society/VT250 and the Board of Civil Authority: 1,025 absentee ballots received by 10/22 (the 2022 midterm had 2,852 ballots, about 63 percent turnout). General election Tuesday November 3 at Brookside; the Central Vermont Career Center bond is the second ballot.
  • Makersphere Lease renewal at $600 per month ($7,200 per year) for two years, 2026-11-01 to 2028-10-31: approved unanimously (Clapp/Hoffman) pending written town attorney concurrence on whether the 30-day notice in 24 V.S.A. 1061 applies.
  • Randall Meadow: environmental borings to start within about a week; the state expects conveyance by year end. Stanley Wasson market study presentation possibly November 5. First Woody Avenue Development Project community meeting November 5, 5 to 7 PM at Brookside. FEMA Buyouts: three new locations (two on Union St) moving forward.
  • Quarterly budget from Treasurer Bill Shepeluk: see Reappraisal Fund Transfer. Property tax revenue year to date $4,461,294 against a $4,374,000 projection; general fund balance about $700,000; audit (Sullivan Powers) awaiting cash reconciliation; diesel cost pressure flagged.
  • GEARS Municipal Manager authorization for FY27: approved unanimously (Hoffman/Clapp). See GEARS Grant Authorization.
  • Better Connections Program, Waterbury Center triangle long-term recommendations: redesign three intersections to reduce slip lanes and direct Public Works to consider projects (unanimous); prioritize repaving the Guptil Road section at the triangle (unanimous); add more parking on Guptil Rd if possible (passed 4-1, Sabin opposed); move or remove the utility pole at Guptil Rd and Howard Ave (unanimous); long-term stormwater improvements (unanimous); permanent off-road pathways and sidewalks in the triangle green (failed for lack of a second); ask the steering committee to return with a redesign of the Howard Ave pedestrian lanes (unanimous).
  • Special Articles Policy: social services spending of $192,132 including Discover Waterbury versus about $58,000 shown to voters at Town Meeting (per a resident); draft policy with a 100-signature petition threshold to return November 5.
  • Appointed Town Clerk and Treasurer: Evan Karl Hoffman proposes a charter change by Australian ballot; discussion only; Hoffman and Sabin to revise the language.
  • Board and committee budget attendance schedule to be amended. Consent agenda unanimous: Waterbury Market and Deli (KRISHN1INC) second class, tobacco license and tobacco substitutes permit, River Road. Municipal Manager Graci Zeiger attended.

Agenda

Agenda PDF posted. Packet files include the River of Light permit, Makersphere lease, Q3 financial reports, GEARS form, Better Connections recommendations, special article policy draft, charter change proposal and the Town Meeting Study Committee draft report excerpt.

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